Connecting to Console Port for Local Management
3-18 Hardware Installation
Figure 3-11 DB9 Male Console Port Pinout Assignments
Connecting to an IBM or Compatible Device
To
connect
an
IBM
PC
or
compatible
device,
running
the
VT
terminal
emulation,
to
an
Enterasys
switch
Console
port
(
Figure 3
‐
12
),
proceed
as
follows:
1.
Connect
the
DB9
female
connector
at
one
end
of
the
cable
(not
supplied)
to
the
Console
port
on
the
Enterasys
switch.
(If
there
is
a
switch
designated
as
the
Manager,
connect
to
its
Console
port.)
2.
Plug
the
DB9
female
connector
at
the
other
end
of
cable
into
the
communications
port
on
the
PC.
3.
Turn
on
the
PC
and
configure
your
VT
emulation
package
with
the
following
parameters:
When
these
parameters
are
set,
the
Startup
screen
will
display.
Proceed
to
“
Connecting
to
the
Network
”
on
page 3
‐
21.
1
Pin 2, Received Data (input)
2
Pin 3, Transmitted Data (output)
3
Pin 5, Signal Ground
All other pins not connected.
Â
À
Á
5
1
9
6
Parameter
Setting
Mode
7 Bit Control
Transmit
Transmit=9600
Bits Parity
8 Bits, No Parity
Stop Bit
1 Stop Bit
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